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The ideal starting point for creating apps using iOS 4

Written by an experienced Apple developer and trainer, this full-color reference serves as an ideal jumping point for creating applications for Apple’s iOS 4 that runs on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. In addition to in-depth coverage of the iOS SDK, the book walks you through the various core aspects of iPhone and iPad development. You’ll learn how to take advantage of the tools provided by XCode and you’ll benefit from a solid introduction to Objective-C, which allows you to have a smooth transition to iPhone development from another platform.

• Offers a solid foundation for creating applications for Apple’s iOS 4
• Covers all the new features of iOS 4 and provides a new applications template for developing iPad and iPhone apps
• Addresses the new PopoverView for iPad apps
• Shows how to develop background applications, which is one of the new features in iOS 4

Beginning iOS 4 Application Development is your ultimate resource for creating applications for Apple’s iOS 4.

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Get Started Fast with iOS Game Programming

Since the launch of the App Store, games have been the hottest category of apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. That means your best chance of tapping into the iPhone/iPad “Gold Rush” is to put out a killer game that everyone wants to play (and talk about). While many people think games are hard to build, they can actually be quite easy, and Learning iOS Game Programming is your perfect beginner’s guide. Michael Daley walks you through every step as you build a killer 2D game for the iPhone.

In Learning iOS Game Programming, you’ll learn how to build a 2D tile map game, Sir Lamorak’s Quest: The Spell of Release (which is free in the App Store). You can download and play the game you’re going to build while you learn about the code and everything behind the scenes. Daley identifies the key characteristics of a successful iPhone game and introduces the technologies, terminology, and tools you will use. Then, he carefully guides you through the whole development process: from planning storylines and game play all the way through testing and tuning.

Download the free version of Sir Lamorak’s Quest from the App Store today, while you learn how to build the game in this book.

Coverage includes:

• Planning high-level game design, components, and difficulty levels Download Now »

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With over 250,000 apps to choose from in Apple’s App Store, you can make your iPhone or iPod Touch do just about anything you can imagine — and almost certainly a few things you would never think of. While it’s not hard to find apps, it is frustratingly difficult to find the the best ones.

That’s where this new edition of Best iPhone Apps comes in. New York Times technology columnist J.D. Biersdorfer has stress-tested hundreds of the App Store’s mini-programs and hand-picked more than 200 standouts to help you get work done, play games, stay connected with friends, explore a new city, get in shape, and more.

With your device, you can use your time more efficiently with genius productivity apps, or fritter it away with deliriously fun games. Play the part of a local with brilliant travel apps, or stick close to home with apps for errands, movie times, and events. Get yourself in shape with fitness programs, or take a break and find the best restaurants in town. No matter how you want to use your iPhone or iPod Touch, Best iPhone Apps helps you unlock your glossy gadget’s potential.

Discover great apps to help you:

• Get work done
• Connect with friends
• Play games Download Now »

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Objective C 2.0 is the object-oriented language that is the basis for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch, the development environment for the iPhone/iPod Touch.You’ll learn all the basics: from handling data and creating functions to managing memory and handling exceptions. For programmers who want to develop iPhone apps, it’s a must, and this title in the Visual QuickStart-style is the easy, fast way to get started.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Started: Essential Objective-C
Chapter 2: Directing Program Flow
Chapter 3: Handling Data
Chapter 4: Creating Functions
Chapter 5: Classes and Objects
Chapter 6: Object-Oriented Programming
Chapter 7: Working with Object-Oriented Inheritance
Chapter 8: Categories, Posing, and Protocols
Chapter 9: Using Arrays and Dictionaries Download Now »

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This book provides a serious, in-depth look at Apple’s External Accessory Framework and the iPhone Accessories API. You’ll learn how to create new, integrated solutions that combine iPhone apps with dedicated hardware.

The iPhone OS Accessories API expands the opportunities for innovative iPhone developers, allowing you to control and monitor external devices, whether you’ve built them yourself or obtained them from a third party.

What you’ll learn

• Develop accessories and apps for the iPhone and iPod touch.
• Use Apple’s External Accessory Framework to create hardware/software interaction.
• Control and monitor external devices using the iPhone Accessories API.
• Use the specific controller classes within the iPhone OS SDK.
• Build and control your own accessory.
• Get your accessories approved by Apple’s AE program. Download Now »

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The professional programmer’s DEITEL^® guide to iPhone app development using iPhone SDK 3.x, Xcode^®, Objective-C^® and Cocoa^®

More than 1.5 billion iPhone apps were downloaded from Apple’s App Store in just one year! This book gives you everything you’ll need to start developing great iPhone apps quickly and–once you’ve joined Apple’s fee-based iPhone Developer Program–to get them up and running on the App Store. The book uses an app-driven approach–each new technology is discussed in the context of 14 fully tested iPhone apps (7700 lines of code), complete with syntax shading, code walkthroughs and sample outputs. Apps you’ll develop include:

• Welcome
• Spot-On Game
• Route Tracker
• Tip Calculator
• Cannon Game
• Slideshow
• Favorite Twitter^® Searches
• Painter Download Now »